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To escape to Canada. They couldn't simply travel through the north because of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. Part of the Compromise of 1850, the act said that Northerners were obliged to turn in runaway slaves to their southern owners. Fugitive means runaway. The abolitionists ran the underground railroad to help the slaves secretly (hence the term underground) escape to freedom.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 16y agoThe underground railroad is not actually a railroad. No trains or tracks. It is a term used to described the route slaves used during the period of the civil war to escape from the south to the north where they would be free.
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∙ 9y agobecause it helped free the saves that wanted to be free
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Was the underground railroad for a train?
no. the underground railroad was a secret (underground) chain of people who would help slaves reach freedom. the "railroad" part of the underground railroad was simply a way to refer to the chain of people that runaway slaves would stay with.
When was the Underground Railroad founded?
The Underground Railroad was started in the 1810. The Underground Railroad was responsible for helping thousands of slaves find freedom.
What was freight in the underground railroad?
Slaves
Who or what freed over 70 slaves through the underground railroad?
A slave is credited with freeing over 700 slaves using the underground railroad
How were slaves aided by the underground railroad?
The Underground Railroad was not a railroad; it was a network of safe houses where slaves could stay until it was safe to move on farther north to the next "stop."
When did slaves follow underground railroad to freedom?
What year did the slaves follow the underground railroad to freedom
How many slaves that used the underground railroad became free?
about how many slaves used the underground railroad, which was about 100,000.
What did the slaves do for fun on the underground railroad?
I believe that they sang and/or danced, in the underground railroad
What were slaves escaping on the railroad called?
underground railroad
What was the railroad to freedom traveled by slaves?
underground railroad
Was the underground railroad for a train?
no. the underground railroad was a secret (underground) chain of people who would help slaves reach freedom. the "railroad" part of the underground railroad was simply a way to refer to the chain of people that runaway slaves would stay with.
How many slaves traveled on the underground railroad?
No one knows the exact number of slaves that traveled on the underground railroad, but there were thousands that did.
Was the underground railroad a good use?
yes because if it wasn't for the underground railroad then many blacks like myself would still be slaves most likely and slavery is wrong so of course the underground railroad is a good use
Was Harriet Tubman determined?
she wanted to help slaves use the underground railroad and she did
How did the black slaves find out about the underground railroad?
The black slaves found out about the underground railroad by this lady named Harriet Tubamn and that's how the black slaves found the underground railroad. YOUR WELCOME FOR WHOEVER DIDNT REMEBER HER NAME -_-
When was the Underground Railroad founded?
The Underground Railroad was started in the 1810. The Underground Railroad was responsible for helping thousands of slaves find freedom.
What was freight in the underground railroad?
Slaves
